Territory



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN IV. DANIELSON, OF OGDEN, UTAH TERRITORY.

iRoNlNc-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 467,084, dated January 12, 1892.

Application filed December 20, 1890. Renewed November 25, 1891. Serial No. 413.060. (Model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. DANIELsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ogden, in the county of lVeber and Territory of Utah, have invented a new and useful Ironing-Board, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ironing-boards; and the object of the same is to produce a board of this character adapted to be attached to an ordinary table.

To this end the invention consists of the specific details of construction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as illustrated in the sheet of drawings, wherein- Figure l is a bottom plan of this device folded. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same unfolded and attached to a table, the latter being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of the brace. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the upper end of one of the legs. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the board proper, and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the brace, showing the knuckle-joint therein.

Referring to the said drawings, the letter B designates the board proper, which is connected by hinges H on its under side, at its broader end, with legs L, the latter being connected at a suitable point by arung R. The broader end of the board is notched or recessed, as at N, at its corners for the reception of the upper ends of the legs, as seen in Figs. 2 and 5; and to the under face of the board are secured springs S, which extend beyond the broader end thereof, as seen in Fig. 5. Along the outer face of each leg is secured an angular spring A, whose upper end is bent over the legs, though not attached thereto, and projects beyond the inner end of the board and in a plane with the upper face thereof. The hinges H connect the legs with the board in such a manner that when they are opened, as seen in Fig. 2, the tips of the springs A will pass over the table and the tips of the springs S will pass under the same; yet the more the board is depressed the tighter these springs will grasp the table. This of course is the result of the practical crossing of the board and legs and their pivotal connection at the point of crossing. An inclined brace is provided between the board and the legs, said brace having a knucklejoint between its ends.

The letter I designates the upper member of this inclined brace, and said member is linked at one end to a staple i in the bottom of the board and connected at its other end by a knuckle-joint pivot P to ears E, projecting from the center of a yoke member Y, which is mounted at its other end on a cross- 6o rod O between the legs. By this arrangement When the board is raised the brace opens, so that the two parts I and Y thereof stand in alignment, and the folding of the members of the brace, resulting in the falling of the board, 6 5 is prevented, and when it is desired to close the device the brace is moved upwardly at its center toward the hinges to permit the board and legs to come together, as shown in Fig. l.

A device of this character is very strong and 7o durable, and may be manufactured at a comi paratively low cost.

What is claimed as new isl. In an ironing-board, the combination, with the board proper and springs on lits lower face projecting beyond its broader end, of a pair of legs at the broader end of said board, hinges secured to the lower face of the board and the inner sides of the legs, and springs secured to the legs along their outer 8o sides, bent over their upper ends, and extending outwardly in the plane of the upper side of the board when the legs are opened, substantially as described.

2. In an ironing-board, the combination, with the board proper, having notches in the corners of its broader end, flat springs secured to its lower face and projecting beyond said end, a pair of legs extending at their upper ends into said notches, hinges between 9o the lower face of the board and the inner faces of the legs, and angular springs secured to the outer faces of the legs, bending over the upper ends thereof and extending outwardly beyond the end of the board and in the plane of the upper face thereof when the legs are opened, of a brace pivotally connected at its ends to the board and to the legs, and a knuckle-joint between the ends ot' said brace, the whole constructed substanroo tially as hereinbefore set forth.

Ingtestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN YV. DANIELSON.

Witnesses:

C. A. TAPPEN, J. M. PETERSON. 

